i just installed the new IE7 for a try (actually already happy with FF and maxthon). Before i explore further, i got stuck with a stupid visual problem that made my browsing no so good.
The font displayed was kind of blury. I just wasted an hour on my computer because i thought it was a bug or language set up.
After exploring the web i finally realize what was the problem.
IE7 by default displays a ClearFont type which is supposed to "be better" (and i don't think so)
If you want to come back to your pre-IE7 settings do the following
- Go to tools
- Internet options
- Select the "Advanced Tab"
- Go to "Multimedia"
- Uncheck "Always use Cleartype for HTML"
- Restart IE7
Here is the blurry IE7 default Cleartype option
Here is the clear pre-IE7 which i much prefer
btw just so that you know installing IE7 will affect maxthon display but will not affect FireFox. That's all folks
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Posted by: PatAmiel | 30 December 2006 at 08:59 AM
IMHO ClearType is better. It smoothes the curves of many of the common fonts used by many web2.0 sites (mainly Trebuchet - the one used on this blog). With ClearType web pages viewed on Windows look almost as good as they look on a Mac.
To solve the blurriness problem, use the ClearType tuner provided by MS - http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
Clearly, MS did not do a good job promoting this util.
Posted by: Jay Meydad | 01 January 2007 at 08:07 PM